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californiachiz
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I have just ordered a 4motion 180 which will be funded by the sale of my Freelander and 2007 T5 conversion. This means the Cali will become my do it all vehicle - business and pleasure. The initial thought was this would give me the saving of running, taxing, insuring and maintaining one vehicle and the fuel economy wouldn't be much different to my Freelander, but in reality I would need a third vehicle to cover the initial purchase cost!! My business mileage allowance will run and hopefully maintain the van, and if I'm lucky cover a bit if depreciation. My concern is that I currently do about 40k business miles (mainly motorway and A road) per annum so after 3 years I will be looking to potentially sell on a 3 year old Cali, well out of warrenty, with 150k on the clock. I am also concerned about the reliabilty issues which seem to surround the Cali and can not afford the inconvenience of it going in and out of the garage. The question I have therefore asked myself several times over the last few weeks is even given the amount of enjoyment I am sure the Cali will give us as a family.....am I mad when thinking about how much the high mileage will depreciate this very expensive vehicle? If anyone has been through a similar dilemma or has any views on my concerns then I would welcome your thoughts.